Apparatus for carbureting air or gas



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D. J. SNYDER 8; J. SrlliPIzIElVSOl. APPARATUS POP. GARBURETING AIR 0R GAS.

No. 405,747. Patented June 25, 1889.

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D. J. SNYDER & J. STBPHENSON. APPARATUS POB. GARBURBTING AIR 0R GAS.

No. 405,747. Patented June 25,v 1889.

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No. 405,747. Patented June 25, 1889.

WIWI/wow ,an )im /"rn n UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIcE.

DANIEL J. SNYDER AND JAMES STEPIIENSON, OF SCIO, OHIO.

APPARATUS FOR CARBURETING AIR OR GAS.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent NO. 405,747, dated J' une 25, 1889.

Application filed January 14, 1889. Serial No. 296,354. (No model.)

T0 @ZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, DANIEL J. SNYDER and J AMES STEPHENSON, citizens of the United States, residing at Scio, in the county of Harrison and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Apparatus for Carbureting Air or Gas; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, in which- Figure l is a general isometrical view. Fig. 2 is a side elevation showing the two upper hydrocarboli-chambers in section. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of the separating-chamber. Fig. et is a transverse section of one of the hydrocarbon-chambers.

The present invention has relation to a carburetin g apparatus and its different parts and combination of parts, hereinafter described, and particularly pointed ont in the claims.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

In the accompanying drawings, A repre-I sents the base-frame, which may be substantially of the form shown in the drawings, or it may be of any other desired form, reference being had to properly attaching the dif ferent parts to said frame.

To the frame A are securely attached the posts or standards a and b. The posts a are for the purpose of providing supports and bearings for the shaft B, which shaft may be located substantially as shown in Fig. l.

To one end of the shaft B is securely attached the pinion c, which is for the purpose of communicating motion to the wheel O and crank-shaft D.

To the crank-shaft D is attached the pitman d, which is for the purpose of communieating reciprocating motion to the oil-pump d and the air-pu1np d2 by means of the walking-beam E.

The oil-tank F may be located substantially as illustrated in Fig. l, and is for the purpose of receiving the oil from which gas is to be manufactured, as hereinafter described.

The oil-pump d maybe located substantially as shown in Fig. l, which pump is constructed in the ordinary manner and is. for the purpose of forcing the oil from the tank F to the top or upper portion of the hydrocarbon-chamber by means of t-he pipe e. The portion of this pipe e which is located Within the hydrocarbon-chamber is provided with ine perforations from the point where it enters said chamber to its end, said perforations being for the purpose of permitting the oil to flow in streams to the bottom of the upper chamber, from where it is conveyed to the chamber next below by means of the connecting-pipe f, which pipe is also provided with fine perforations, which permit the oil to fall in streams to the bottom of this chamber, from where it is conveyed to the next or lower chamber by means of the connecting-pipef.

The air-pump d2 is for the purpose of pumping air into the hydrocarbon-chalnbers G, the air bein g forced into the top or upper chamber G through the pipe g, said pipe entering the chamber at the opposite end from the oilplpe.

For the purpose of heating the air whichis forced into the hydrocarbon-chamber G, the pipes II are provided, which are located within the jacket G', said jacket being heated by steam or otherwise, andthe air passed through the pipes II. Q

XVithin the hydrocarbon-chambers G are 1ocated the rot-ating fans or dashers H', which dashers are provided with the perforations g', said fans or dashers being for the purpose of agitating the oil, and at the same time thoroughly connningling the heated air with the oil,for the purpose of saturating the air w'ith the gases of the oil, and at the same time forcing the oil and air thus commingled together through the pipe H2 by means of the airpump (Z2 and the oil-pump d', which pipe H2 leads to the bottom or lower end of the separating-chamber I, and extends about to the middle of said` separating-chamber, and the top or upper endof said pipe is provided with the perforated funnel. J, said funnel being located and arranged substantially as shown in Fig. 3. As the cominingled oil and air ascends the pipe Ilit will expand into the funnel J, at which place the gas extracted or removed from the oil will ascend to the top or IOO upper end of the separating-chamber I and be carried to the gas-receiving tank K by means of the pipe 7L, and the oil will fall through the perforated funnel J, where it is conveyed back to the oil-tank F and again forced through the hydrocarbon-chambers` G and the separating-chamber I, which process and operation is continued-until all of the gas is removed from the oil. The hydrocarbonchambers G are incased in the jacket L, which jacket is formed steam-tight, and steam forced into said jacket for the purpose of properly heating the chambers G,

It willbe seen that by our peculiar arrangement heated air is forced in through the particles of oil, and the oxygen and nitrogen of the atmospheric air and the carbon and hydrogenof the petroleum-oil are thoroughly eomrningled together.

In case a steam-engine or other power is used for operating the oil and gas pumps and rotating the` fans or dashers, the walkingbeam E maybe dispensed with; but we prefer to construct a machine complete within itself andapply the power directly to the machine proper by means of the pulley k; or, if desired, the machine may be operated by an ordinary crank.

It will be understood that the pipe 71, which connects the separating-chamber with the gasreceivingtank K, should be provided with an ordinary check-valve, which is for the purpose o 'f preventing the return of from the tank K.

To one side of the separating-chamber I is located a glass tube M, which is for the purpose of indicating the amount of oil contained in said separating-chamber. To the top or upper end of the separating-chamber I is located the gage N, which isfor the purpose of denoting the amount of pressure upon the gas.

A valve should be provided between the oiltaik and the oil-pump, which is for the pur- G is 'conveyed to the top of the separatingchamber I by means of the pipe H3, where the same, together With the gas formingin the separating-chamber, is conveyed to the tank K by means of the pipe 7n The return-pipe N is attached to the bottom or lower end of the separatin g-chamber I,

and leads from there to the oil-tank F, and is for the purpose'of conveying the Voil which falls to the bottom of the separating-chamber I to the oil-tank F,when it is again forced through the hydrocarbon-chambers G and the separating-chamber I. A

It will be understood that two or more separating-chambers may be employed, if desired.

Having now fully described our invention, whatwe claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a carbureting apparatus, the combination of the oil-tank F, a series of carburetors G, the perforated pipes ff', located in and connecting said carburetors, the oil-pump d', the pipe e., connecting said pump and carburetors, the air-pump d2, a pipe'g, connecting the air-pump and carburetors, the separatingchamber I, the pipes H2 and H3, leading from the carburetors to the separating-chamber, a return-pipe N', leading fromtlie separatingchamber to the oil-tank, the receiving-tank K, and a pipe 7L, leading from the separatingchamber to said tank, substantially as described.

2. In a carbureting apparatus, the combination of the steam-jacket, L, a series of carburetors G, located one above another in said jacket and provided with rotary dashers I-I, and perforated oil-conveying pipes above said dashers, the oil-tank F, oil-pump d', air-pump d2, hot-air jacket G coiled pipe H, l oc ated in said jacket and communicating with the airpump, the separating-chamber I, to whichoil and carbureted air Vare delivered from the carburetors, and the tank K, for receiving carbureted air from the separator, substantially as described.

3. In a carbureting apparatus, the combi- .nation of a series of carburetors G, a tank K, for receiving carbureted air, an intermediate separating-chamber I, the pipe H2, for conveying oil and carbureted air from thecarburetors to the separating-chamber, a perforated funnel located inthe separating-chamber on the upper end of said pipe, the `pipe H3, for conveying carbureted air from the carburetors into` the upper part of the separatingchamber, and a pipe h, connecting saidchamber with the receiving-tank K, substantially as described. d ,j In testimony that we claim the above we have hereunto subscribed our names in the presence of two witnesses. A p

DANIEL J. SNYDER. JAMES STEPHENSON. Witnesses; d y

JOHN McLANDsBoRoUGH, ALEXANDER SCOTT.

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